Butler County vs Edmonson County

A side-by-side comparison of Butler County and Edmonson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Butler County and Edmonson County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Butler County has the higher population (12,373 vs 12,243 in Edmonson County). Edmonson County has the higher median household income ($54,512 vs $52,003 in Butler County). Edmonson County has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $105,500 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Butler County	Edmonson County
Population	12,373	12,243
Median age	41.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,003	$54,512
Median home value	$105,500	$136,600
Median gross rent	$688	$739
Housing units	5,453	6,418
Homeownership rate	73.1%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler County	Edmonson County
Population	12,764 → 12,373 (-3.1%)	12,138 → 12,243 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$41,763 → $52,003 (+24.5%)	$43,401 → $54,512 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $105,500 (+14.5%)	$87,300 → $136,600 (+56.5%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $688 (+23.1%)	$660 → $739 (+12.0%)

Butler County

Population

12,76412,373

Median household income

$41,763$52,003

Median home value

$92,100$105,500

Median gross rent

$559$688

Edmonson County

Population

12,13812,243

Median household income

$43,401$54,512

Median home value

$87,300$136,600

Median gross rent

$660$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler County	Edmonson County
Under 5	6.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.9%
75 and over	7.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler County	Edmonson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler County	Edmonson County
No high school diploma	18.0%	16.0%
High school graduate	49.7%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler County	Edmonson County
Drove alone	83.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	5.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler County	Edmonson County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	36.7%

Poverty & households

	Butler County	Edmonson County
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	27	33
Median year structure built	1986	1989